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If you look closely, you can see a hard redline start at about 7,500 rpm on the dash of the 2018 Mustang GT. Photo by Mustang6g

2018 Mustang GT: New 7,500-rpm redline spied?

The extra revs could bring it closer to the crazy GT350 redline of 8,250 rpm

June 20, 2017

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The 2018 Mustang GT’s gauge cluster has been caught on camera by a Mustang6g.com forum member, and it appears to be sporting a significantly higher redline in the 7,500-rpm range. Last year’s 5.0-liter Mustang redlined at 7,000 rpm, while the GT350 takes it to an astronomical 8,250 rpm.

It looks like Ford is bringing the normal 5.0-liter V8 a step closer to its bigger, louder brother by wringing more revs out of the engine. Ford announced it would be making its GT more potent for the 2018 refresh awhile back, presumably to outdo the 455-hp Camaro SS. This extra power comes via the addition of direct injection in combination with port injection, a GT350 style intake and a new exhaust system. While it’s no flat-plane crank screamer, the additional American horsepower, plus the new 10-speed automatic transmission coming for 2018, should produce quicker acceleration times.

We'll have to wait for confirmed numbers from the revised Coyote V8, but more revs from a naturally aspirated V8 is all good by us. We reached out to Ford for confirmation and were told that a redline increase is coming; to exactly what will be announced this summer.

Zac Palmer
- Editorial Intern Zac Palmer has probably spent more time in a car than any other 21-year old in the country. He likes anything that can go around a corner, and is surely talking about a car wherever he might be.
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